The Chernobyl disaster confirmed everyone’s worst nightmares about
the awesome power of nuclear reactions. When the Ukrainian reactor
collapsed, the radioactive fallout profoundly contaminated the
surrounding environment, affecting any living beings located within the
so-called “Exclusion Zone” of 30 kilometers around the reactor’s shell.
Acute radiation poisoning annihilated a large pine stand, since renamed
“the Red Forest,” while many animals suffered significant physical or
mental abnormalities.
Invertebrates in the area suffered particularly dramatic population
crashes, as most radioactive material resides in the topsoil layer where
such insects survive and reproduce. Even apparently healthy wildlife
was forbidden from resale because of the dangerous levels of
radioactivity. The dangers of radiation led to a government-mandated
eviction of the radioactive territory soon after the 1986 explosion.
Data: 09.11.16
Fonte: www.myjournalcourier.com
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